Senate Republican leadership is trying to shore up votes for President Donald Trump’s $9.4 billion rescission request — the White House’s attempt to give some legitimacy to the Department of Government Efficiency’s rampage through the federal government.
But not everyone in the Senate Republican conference is on board with the cuts the White House is trying to force feed Congress via a constitutionally backwards rescissions package. A handful of senators are hoping to amend the package and water down the proposed cuts to make it more palatable.